Marisora brachypoda
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Marisora brachypoda is a species of skink found in Mexico and Central America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Rosa National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Guanacaste Skink sighting in Santa Rosa National Park on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 12th most-seen of the 37 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June–July, September and November
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Guanacaste Skink in Santa Rosa National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January, March–April and August, the lowest months. Those are among Santa Rosa National Park's wettest months, with about 250 mm of rain a month against almost none in February.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Guanacaste Skink sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Guanacaste Skink sightings, Santa Rosa National Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Costa Rica, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Guanacaste Skink is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Santa Rosa National Park (18 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
